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8 January 2001
Published by: United Nations
A report for the 2002 Human Development Report of the United Nations Development Program's Human Development Report Office.
3 January 2001
Published by: Lynne Reinner
Less than ten years ago, there was little talk of civil society in the corridors of power. But now, the walls reverberate to the sound...
1 January 2001
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
This paper examines new forms of risk, vulnerability and exclusion arising in the process of China's transition, the (changing) needs of different groups, how (if at all) they are being met through socially provided forms of welfare, and the response of government to these changes.
1 January 2001
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
Participation, empowerment and inclusion have become the new development buzzwords. As the development mainstream takes on some of the practices of participatory development, feminist concerns about representation, agency and voice become ever more pressing.
1 January 2001
Published by: IDS
The paper presents a diversity of views held by Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) practitioners in Nepal about the history of PRA, the challenges facing PRA practice and participation in development today, and the ways forward for participation in the future. It is intended to provoke further discussion and reflection about PRA by making this diversity of views available to a wider audience.
1 January 2001
Published by: IDS
Following democratic elections in 1994, the Government of Malawi embarked on an ambitious programme of free primary education (FPE). As a result, access to education increased dramatically. However FPE was enacted before a comprehensive policy framework had been developed examining the resourcing required and other implications of the policy.
1 January 2001
Published by: IDS
This paper analyses how the production activities in the tobacco cluster in Rio Pardo Valley are organised through a complex network linking local producers to multinational companies and global markets. The relationship between global chain governance and local upgrading strategies has received growing attention in the recent literature.
1 January 2001
Published by: IDS
What is the role of civil society organisations in helping to build more effective democracy in societies which have recently emerged from violent civil conflict? To some extent, the answers depend on how the terms 'civil society' and 'democracy' are defined.
1 January 2001
Published by: IDS
The paper uses case-studies from six countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to illustrate improving practice on policy processes and institutions relating to poverty reduction. It presents these results in a simple analytical framework, which highlights the importance of three factors to the success of process-management mechanisms.
1 January 2001
Published by: IDS
This Working Paper argues that armed conflicts have been the single most important determinant of poverty and human misery in Sub-Saharan Africa, affecting more than half the countries of the continent during the past two decades.
